Good people, bad people, and those in between – they all share a common theme!

The other day I was talking to an international acquaintance who enjoys studying such interesting topics as sociopathic and psychopathic behavior. Yes, I told you it was intriguing. Anyway, she has come to the conclusion after some 50 years of studying such people during her life experience that essentially most people are good people, but don’t be fooled, she reminds us, there are bad thinkers among us! ! Well, I doubt that will surprise any of us, but I think you might find our conversations relevant.

He explained to me that he believed that 75-82% of people worldwide are normal, that is; “They have the normal range of emotions and are basically good human beings.”

Okay, that’s a good starting point to delve into this topic. You see, she may believe this to be the case, and it may be, but we have no way of quantifying it, and really little to no empirical evidence because socio-psychological researchers (many of whom are certified insane themselves) use their views to skew the data to prove they are right to further their own causes (in my opinion).

Now, it also points to the inordinate number of psychopaths and sociopaths who are drawn to business and politics. That would be hard to deny, especially on the political front, after all, to get elected one has to be a good liar and comfortable with “being on stage” all the time, and continually lying through their teeth, yes, while smiling . for the camera It goes well with the territory and honest people just have a much harder time in politics for obvious reasons.

So, much like the accusation one might bring against a corporate leader or politician, it tends to apply to the entire population featured. So I guess I’m asking; what the difference is, and reiterated that 75-82% might be correct, but we just don’t know, and it would seem that psychopaths would be drawn to careers where they can excel, like politics for example.

To be fair though, the other day I met a psychopath who came up to me on the Starbucks patio from the bus stop to burn me some change. Now he’s never going to be in politics, but along with the story of him being a textbook sociopath, not that I excelled in my college psychology class, but you get the point. In fact, he will practice his efforts somewhere, even if he never masters his skills to take him to the leadership level of a company or political position.

Humans, regardless of their level in society, use other humans to serve their will. Like the guy at the bus stop trying to beg, what’s the difference? After discussing this later, my international acquaintance adjusts the figure to 75-80%, which again, may or may not be. But she asks me if I reject her theory. Yeah, well yeah, I sort of reject this theory, especially when applied specifically to political figures or corporate leaders, in the sense that we would be calling a group of people because of their profession.

Also, consider this: if 75-80% (good people or good little humans) allow their people labeled psychopaths to control them through indifference, fear, or for whatever reason, which inevitably leads to spillover and produces chaos, then they are not really the culprits in the end, as much or more than the individual who took advantage of them? And it is that indifference and weakness of character that is arguably the real problem in that case.

So one could argue that there are “good little humans” who are a big problem and there are “bad little and big humans” who are a problem. And yet, they all share one main characteristic: THEY ARE ALL HUMAN! Okay, as usual, you can email me with questions or concerns, but please consider all of this.